Her work investigates social, cultural, economic and institutional factors that contribute to knowledge networks, innovation and knowledge growth. She explores the relationship between media, information technologies and the emergence of dynamic knowledge societies in different national and cultural contexts. Her comparative analysis explores how societies can create participatory public spheres and information environments that spur the expansion of cultural expression, associational information sharing, and ideas production through the design of knowledge networks, more effective social exploitation of information technologies, and greater facilitation of participation in knowledge generation within culture, economy and civil society. Based on the Global Knowledge Society study and the Global Public Media project comparing media and knowledge environments in major regions of the world, Dr. Venturelli has identified the role of knowledge societies in socio-economic transformation, the growth of information networks, creative and scientific innovation, investment in R&D, and the restructuring of research and education infrastructure for a knowledge-driven social change. She has designed a framework for assessing dynamic knowledge innovation systems and identified strategies for knowledge society policies. In addition, her comparative national study of online Global Public Media reveals how new online citizen media mobilize public opinion at the local and national level and engage citizens in a participatory public sphere for generating new forms of social action.
Professor Venturelli received a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado at Boulder, an M.A. from the University of Chicago, and a B.S. from Illinois State University.
Contact information:
International Communication Division,
School of International Service,
American University,
4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW. Washington, DC 20016, USA.
Phone: 202-885-1635, Fax: 202-885-2494.
Email: sventur@american.edu.
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